Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Pre-budget Consultations in Advance of Budget 2021

Empower SMEs, social, health and community organizations to restart the economy through a new investment of $165M over two years in the NSERC College and Community Innovation Program (CCIP),
with an option to extend this funding through the longer-term recovery.

Submitted on behalf of the College Applied Research Taskforce
by Dr. Marc Nantel, Vice-President – Research, Innovation & Strategic Initiatives, Niagara College
Taskforce Chair